Rosh HaShanah is closing in! It’s time to make menus with all my favorite symbolic foods! Pomegranate! Dates! Golden squashes! Honey! Apples! Leeks! Hurrah and hurrah!
In the name of full disclosure I should tell you, I don’t really like sweet meat dishes. And I especially dislike sticky sweet glazes and sauces on meat. I don’t know why, but it’s just not my thing. I usually resort to a simple roasted chicken or maybe a braised meat with interesting flavors. Many High Holy Day meat recipes tend toward very sweet and very sticky – I suppose that’s what you get when one of the central symbols is honey. If I have a sweet element with a meat main course it is usually a relish, chutney, or roasted fruit rather than a sauce or glaze. Below is a round-up of tempting and topically appropriate meaty menu ideas for the holiday.
